You will have a much happier read this way.Fearless men, their allegiance is to each other, to the oppressed, and to the secret society known as the Brotherhood of the Sword - and they must never surrender to the passionate yearnings of their noble hearts.įiercely devoted to her people and her land, Queen Adara refuses to let a power-mad usurper steal her crown. So please take the advice of other reviewers, including myself in saying skip the epilogue. It was not so bad and would have earned itself a 3 star ending had the genres not been mixed.

Apparently, MacGregor/Kenyon forgot what hat she was wearing the day she wrote this epilogue and combined paranormal and historical romance fiction causing a “wtf? was that” ending for readers. Under Kenyon the author writes paranormal novels. I found out later that MacGregor also writes under the pseudonym of Sherrilyn Kenyon. But then the epilogue just made it plain weird and hence the 2 star rating. The story itself was predictable in the sense of boy hates girl and ends up falling in love with girl along the way. Other than this though once I got into the story it was enjoyable enough. I was lost for the beginning of the book, because of course characters from previous books made an appearance and there were references that I completely missed. By then it was too late and I figured I tried to read it as a standalone. Unfortunately, at the time of purchase I didn’t know that this was #7 in the series. I had heard of MacGregor before, so when I saw this at Borders for $3.99 I snapped it up….figured I couldn’t beat that plus I had a coupon so it came out even cheaper. Perhaps if someone can recommend them? Read more

Not sure if I'll read other `Brotherhood of the Sword' or `MacAllister' books. It was a long time ago I read a book written from the third-know-it-all-person and I'm happy I encountered it again as it allows for interesting perspectives as a reader. The setting in medieval Europe (Scotland, England and France) is nice and the written dialects make it appealing to read. I wasn't expecting the semi-explicit sexual scenes into a book like The Warrior, but then again, the author is of course known for erotic literature as well. However, about half-way through the story structure became a little too apparent for me to enjoy thoroughly: boy meets girl, hate each other, get into trouble, one rescues the other, like each other, get into trouble, one rescues the other, become attracted to each other, get into trouble, one rescues the other, fall in love with each other but don't admit it, get into trouble, one rescues the other, admit their love, get into trouble, one rescues the other, marry. For a long time I thought this would be a four-star story.

The warrior by kinley macgregor